Scott Norton announced for NJPW Windy City Riot 12-man tag

Former IWGP Heavyweight Champion and IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Scott Norton is returning to an NJPW ring for the first time in five years.

Norton will be part of a 12-man tag team match at Windy City Riot on Saturday, April 16, teaming with Bullet Club against United Empire. 

Norton, The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson), El Phantasmo, Chris Bey, and Hikuleo will represent Bullet Club against Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb, TJP, Aaron Henare, and Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher).

Norton, 60, last appeared for NJPW in 2017, taking part in the New Japan Rumble at Wrestle Kingdom 11, then wrestling in a 10-man tag the next night at New Year Dash. 

Six matches are now official for Windy City Riot. The lineup: 

NJPW Windy City Riot, Saturday, April 16, 8 p.m. Eastern time on FITE TV --

• Jon Moxley vs. Will Ospreay
• Tomohiro Ishii vs. Minoru Suzuki
• US of Jay open challenge: Jay White vs. TBA
• NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Tom Lawlor (c) vs. Yuji Nagata
• Fred Rosser, Chris Dickinson, Josh Alexander, Alex Coughlin & Ren Narita vs. Royce Isaacs, Jorel Nelson, JR Kratos, Danny Limelight & Black Tiger
• Scott Norton, Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson, El Phantasmo, Chris Bey & Hikuleo vs. Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb, Aaron Henare, TJP, Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher